Operating device for train-pipe cocks.



0. D. MORR|S. OPERATING DEVICE FOR TRAIN PIPE COCKS.

APPLICATION FILED APR.15| 1914' 1 1 34,546. Pa nt d Apr. 6, 1915.

THE NORRIS PETERS c0, PHOTO-LITHOH WASHINGTON. D. r

" To all whom it mag/confirm" V: I Bea known thatf H'A MORRIS, a 1

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citizen of the United States of Americatand I following is/a 'specification.

' the cocks' from theside ofthe I going betweencarsw resident of Norfolk; county'of Norfolk, Y and State of Virginia," have invented 'certain new and, useful Improvements in Operat ng De- I VicesfOrQTririn-Pipe cocks; of "whlch the;

' I This "n'v ention rel 'tes to certain new it and: useful improvements in operating devices for train-pipe 'cocksoffthat classin which means are provided for-opening and'closing car. without The present invention' has".fotits objects among others to provide simple 'andie'fiicient 7 means whereby the cocks-may beoperated from both sides of the v carfandaetuation ofthe means upon either'sid'eof the car ser-yes; to control the cock governing both; theetramline pipe and thefwhistle or signal line pipe;

"It has for a further/object to provide f means whereby two cocks-may bejoperatedj; by the same handle-and avoiding. allmis--, takes, f although 7 the partsi -arei disposed he ne ath ithe car body out'ofsi'ghtk 'Iii' case of injury to: tie hfust cock; all

7 it is necessary wide is to remove the cap nut from the. valve and repairs orqrep'lacewith a newoner 1 v I employ alsoan imprhved form ofha'n 1 idle, in one piece or. withthe I pointed outin'the appendediclaims.

V The -invention is clearly? illustrated I "accompanying drawings," which, with*"the numerals of reference -inarked thereon; form apart ofthis specification, and inwhich,

vFigure 1 is an under plan view'of ajportion'of a car with my improvements applied; c Fig. 2 is a verticaltransverse; section through the same. Fig, "3*is a' horizontal sec- 7 tion through thecock with a portion broken away. Fig. 4: is a perspective View of, the.

' c handle for the '''whistle cock." Fig. 5Jis a similar View of the handle for the cock of the train-line pipe I Like numerals of reference indicate {like parts throughout thedifl erent views Referring to the drawing; 1 designates the side sills of a car; as Viewed from the under side looking up, his to be understood thatthe parts not herein "particularly referred to;

parts I all rigid I ment of the handle.

space 3fhetween the sills are located the valves, 4 being the whistle "or signal line pipe and *5 the train-line pipe, these, being equippediin the usual way and operatingv as is'c'omm'on in this class of devices, except as Q P rticularly,desCIibed; i

- 'Thevalvesfor,;cocks in the pipes maybeof any desired 'formt butfare preferably of the construction shown inFig B, in which fi is I I the casting; or" casing in which the plug 7 valve. 7 is rotatably' mounted; the valve plug heingjprovided with a port18, a rectangular I orpo'lygonal stem: 9tfor the att'achment of 'thehandle', and withan opening 110 i-for'fthe reception ofa pin or othermeans for fastening, the handlefin'positionfi It" is provided with the 'oppositely disposed threaded nip cap nut' 14' is threaded "into the easing-and has a' chamber 15 in which is arranged a P TiDg or holding} h P ug i P e *.i he port 13 communicates with "this 'chamber*=1 5,"-

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gples V-1 1 -'a'nd"'12 for the; conhection'offithe j" pipes and with ahose releaseportlfi; The i manner':-18 is-the handle'for the :cock of;

the r signal c pipe ff 4. It;' has. a rectangular socket '19 to engage the: rectangularportion Y 9 "of the stemf and a rigid operating armtQO withan, opening 121. for the/ attachment {of the connection22; which serves, toficonnect: the samel'witHthe opening 23- in the arm 24 L Vigor :1

on'thefstem 25 Wl1lChi'J has a rectangular 'so cket 26 for'the r'eception of 'and' attaclr" 1 inent to'the rectangular portion 9 of the 95, Qcock of the train-line pipe 5." Thi t m' rigid therewith the two" arms 27' and 28-exf" s I tending inop'posite directions and provided with openings29, withone of "whichacon nects theoperating lever 30 and with "the other is-connectedgthe operatingllever 31 Theseylevers are supported andqguidedlin c suitable brackets or the like '32 depending- 1 i ,from thetunder side of the car frame. The" I arm '24 is provided with a stop 33 adapted to engage a stop 34 on the valvec'a'sing 6,

gagea stop 34 onithe valve casing. 1

The'stem l'8 isflike wisegprovidediwith a stop 37 adapted to en- -v angles to thearms 27 and 28211161 that it be centered on the'said stem and the pivot' of thearm's 27 and'28 sothatthe connection 22 E vmay extend parallel with the 'train pipes f and that this connectionbe attached'directly V to the free encllof the arm24: the operating arm -20; This provides compact arrangement, gives me-along connection between the arms 20 and 24 and the valves are operated immediately upon actuation; of the Operating levers 30 or 31.; It minimizes the.

parts, cheapens the constructionand lessens the liability of damage .orderangement.

With the parts constructed and arranged substantially as hereinbefore described,,theo

operation will be readily understood from the foregoing descriptiomespecially when taken in connection withv the annexeddraw ings. When. occasion may require, the exhaust cock l7is turnedso as to exhaust the air through the port 13 and chamber 15.

It will be noted that b0tl1 'COCkS are simultaneously actuated by the manipulation of the levers and that both cocks will be simultaneously actuated by, movement of either] lever, upon either side of the car. The cocks and their operating'means are all located be- 'neath the car where they are all outof sightv and free from: all liability of injury, yet

easily operatedand reliable and positive in their operation. I y

Modifications in details may be resorted to without departing from the spiritof the in-o vention or sacrificing any of its advantages. What is claimed as new is a 1. Means for simultaneously actuating the cocks of train-line and signal pipes, com-. prising stems attached to said cocks, oppositely disposed arms connected with one of "said stems, an independent arm rigid with said stem extending at substantially fright angles vto the first-named. arms, actuating means forusaid arms projecting to either side of--lthe car,,an ,ar'ni rigid-with, the stem of the other'valve, and a connection between ,C op is of this 'patent zna y be obtained for the last-named arm and -said" right-angled arm and extending substantially parallel with said train-line and signal: pipes.

I 2. Means for simultaneously actuating the cocks of train-line and signal pipes, com

said stems, an independent arm rigid with said stem extending-at substantially right angles to the first-named arms, actuating a prising stems attached to said cocks, oppO-Y I 'sitely disposedarmsconnected witho'ne of means fo'r saidarms projecting toqeither side of thecar, an arm rigid'with thestem ofthe other valve, aconnection betweent'he last-named arm'and saidrighuangled arm and 'extending substantially parallel with said train-line and signal pipes, a stop on 1 said right-angled arm and cooperating means on the valve casing tolimit the move- 7 ment of the operating lever. .4 j

3. Means for simultaneously actuating the cooks of traineline and signal pipes, com; prising stemsattached to said cocks, oppo sitely disposed arms connected with one of said stems, an independent arm rigid with saidstem extending at substantially right angles tothe firstnamed arms, actuating 'means for said arms projecting to either side of-the car, an arm; rigid with the stem of the other valve, a connection between the lastmamed arm and said right angledarm andextending substantially parallel with said train-line andsignalpipes, an angular; integral vertically disposed stop on said i right-angled, armand cooperating means on the valve casingto' limit the movementof the operating lever, and an integral angular vertically disposed stop 01fI the other stem cooperating with itscasing;

' Signed by me at N0rfolk,,Virginia,tllis 8th day of April 1914.

Witnesses: a T j :I. V.Wr1rrn.

five'cents each, by addressing the f Commissioner of Patents, WashingtomDtG.

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